Terilea J. Wielenga
Senior Global Finance Executive & Board Director
- Role
- Audit Committee Chair at Arc Institute
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Terilea J. Wielenga
Teri is a senior global executive, board director, and advisor with more than 25 years of experience at complex, highly regulated global Fortune 500 companies. She has deep experience in multi-national taxation and global tax controversy matters, is recognized as a global tax expert, and has taught advanced accounting and business taxation for MBA programs at Chapman University and Loyola Marymount University. She brings deep financial expertise to board rooms, leveraging her governance experience across public companies, foundations, industry groups, and startups to guide companies looking to expand internationally.Teri works closely with organizations to design operating structures and strategies that drive shareholder value in both growth and crisis environments. To facilitate growth, Teri achieves optimal structuring of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and spin-offs, including both taxable and tax-free transactions. Major achievements include the management of a tax-free spin-off of a major division, post-merger integration planning for a transformative acquisition, and pre-revenue acquisitions for multinational businesses.Teri currently serves as Audit Committee Chair for Alliance Entertainment Corporation (public/NASDAQ) and as Audit Committee Chair for the ARC Research Institute (tax exempt). She also has more than 20 years of governance experience at Gilead and Allergan, attending and presenting at Board Audit and Finance Committee meetings for both companies. She previously served as Board Director, Secretary & Treasurer for The Gilead Foundation and its $200 million portfolio, and as Board Director, Chief Financial Officer of the $50 million Allergan Foundation and as a Board Director for multiple Allergan subsidiaries in Ireland, Japan, and Bermuda. In addition to her work as a senior finance executive with public companies, Teri has advised a variety of pharmaceutical start-ups, pre-IPO ventures, and privately held companies.
Experience
Audit Committee Chair
Nov 2021 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US
Education
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelor's Degree - with high honors, Business Economics (Accounting)
Golden Gate University
Master's Degree, Business Taxation
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